BEGINNING OF THE RESEARCH

WRITING CHAPTER I
BEGINNING OF THE RESEARCH
The first chapter of the research is entitled
“The Problem” or “The Problem and Its
Background”.
Its purpose is to introduce the problem and
clarify important variables, its delimitations,
and its significance to the field of study.
IT HAS THE FOLLOWING ESSENTIAL
ELEMENTS:
1. Introduction
2. Statement of the Problem
3. Scope and Delimitation
4. Significance of the Study
5. Conceptual Framework
6. Research Paradigm
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION

The introduction is important in

establishing the cognitive setting
of the research.
It has the following elements:
1. Rationalization of the need to research on the
problem.
2. Clarification of the important terminologies for
the readers to easily understand what the
research is all about.
3. Establishment of the degree of seriousness of
the problem which prompted the researcher to
look for solutions.
The following questions can aid the
researcher in formulating the introduction:
1. What is the rationale of the problem?
 This question is answered by sharing the
reasons why the researcher decided to
look for solutions to the problem.
1. What is the rationale of the problem?

A rationale may include the narration of

personal experiences, a description of an
article read, a scene witnessed, a news
heard, or a theory that needs to be
clarified.
1. What is the rationale of the problem?

The researcher should describe the

existing and prevailing problem based on
his/her experience. The scope may be
local, national or international. Ideally,
the rationale can start from a global
perspective to a local one.
2. What is the setting of the problem?

The setting forms part of the

delimitation of the study. It defines
the geographic boundaries and
certain demographic characteristics of
the research.
2. What is the setting of the problem?

This describes the place where the

research was conducted, since the setting
has a significant bearing on the variables
being studied. In the description of the
setting, its distinctive characteristics must
be highlighted.
3. What is the basic literary foundation
of the study?
This part seeks to provide the researcher
clarity on the terms or variables used in
the study.
The terms and variables must be clear to
the researcher for an easy understanding
of the readers.
3. What is the basic literary foundation
of the study?
This part is derived from the different
literature sources.
The use of various references is crucial in
this part of the first chapter.
4. How serious is the chosen problem?

The researcher is tasked to identify the

intensity an magnitude of the problem.
When the gravity of the problem has
already been described, he or she may
then gauge the kind of action to be used
to identify the problem.
4. How serious is the chosen problem?

In most cases, the researcher at this point

looks fro statistical or quantitative
evidence to assess the significance of the
problem at hand.
5. What is the general objective of the
problem?
This is the general statement of the
problem or the major tasks of the
researcher to discharge and should also
be the basis of the enumerated
statements of specific problems.
6. What is the overall purpose of the
problem?
It is important to note that the
researcher must be totally aware of the
purpose of the research problem. He or
she must fully understand the
implications of the resulting findings of
the study.